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POST
/
v1
/
tasks
Add Tasks
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.lobstr.io/v1/tasks \
  --header 'Authorization: <authorization>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: <content-type>'
Add Twitter users to scrape tweets from by providing their screen names (usernames). The scraper will retrieve tweets from the specified user’s timeline.

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Headers

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Authorization
string
required
Your API authentication token. Value: Token YOUR_API_KEY
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Content-Type
string
required
Request body format. Value: application/json

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Request Body

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
squidstringYesHash of your squid configured with the Twitter User Tweets Scraper
tasksarrayYesArray of task objects, each containing a screen_name field

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Task Object

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
screen_namestringYesTwitter username without the @ symbol (e.g., elonmusk)
You can add multiple screen names in a single request to scrape tweets from several users at once.
The screen_name should not include the @ symbol - use elonmusk not @elonmusk.

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Code Examples

curl -X POST "https://api.lobstr.io/v1/tasks" \
  -H "Authorization: Token YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "tasks": [
      {
        "screen_name": "elonmusk"
      }
    ],
    "squid": "YOUR_SQUID_HASH"
  }'

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Response

200
{
  "duplicated_count": 0,
  "tasks": [
    {
      "id": "dea6b229a9cf67cc5363dfe6062b63ba",
      "created_at": "2025-07-07T09:36:01.623358",
      "is_active": true,
      "params": {
        "username": "elonmusk"
      },
      "module": 127,
      "object": "task"
    }
  ]
}